20 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

domestic duck

Kun'yomi
  • domestic duck
On'yomi
  • ボク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

domestic duck
ボク ブ ム (Kentei 1)
to put forth effort
halberd, arms, festival float
ム ほこ ボウ (7th, N1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

bored by the familiar, intrigued by novelty ②one's wife and one's mistress
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References

Unicode hex code 9DA9
JIS X 0208 1-83-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5360
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6984
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 47142
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11b9.3
Four corner code 1832.7